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In the event that no unit owners are willing to serve on the board of directors, there would be a breakdown of the ability for the association to operate because there would be no board of directors to make decisions. But unit owners can't be forced to serve.

When no one wants to serve on condo board, can unit owners be strong-armed to do so?

May 20, 2019 at 8:47 a.m.

Q: At our last annual meeting, the managing agent ran the board election. Four of the five board members wanted to step down after serving multiple terms, but only one...

Interior of the common area at 444 Social in Lincolnshire, Ill.

Piano player gets flak from neighbors who say music is a disturbance

May 20, 2019 at 8:46 a.m.

Q: I live in a high-rise condominium and received notification from the management company that playing the piano in my unit has resulted in disturbance complaints from another unit owner....

Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, seen at right in January with Ald. Edward Burke, center, was one of two aldermen who introduced an ordinance to allow condo associations to keep owners' personal information private. Yesterday, the Chicago City Council adopted that privacy ordinance.

In win for condo owners worried about privacy, City Council adopts ordinance shielding personal info

May 20, 2019 at 8:44 a.m.

An uproar-inducing 2017 amendment to the Illinois Condominium Property Act that made it easier to access condo unit owners’ personal information caused ire among many an owner. On Wednesday, the...

If there's water leaking from a condo unit above, this might seem like an issue to be handled directly with the other unit owner, but in fact the association should step in, Howard Dakoff advises.

There’s a water leak between two condos. Should owners resolve, or should the association?

May 20, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

Q: I own a condominium unit and the drainpipe in the unit above is leaking into my unit and damaging my ceiling. I know this because I cut a hole...

Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, left, and another alderman have introduced a draft ordinance that would prohibit Chicago condo unit owners (other than board members) from obtaining a list of owners' email addresses and phone numbers, among other personal information.

Aldermen introduce ordinance to strike down controversial part of Illinois condo law

May 20, 2019 at 8:42 a.m.

Q: I live in a Chicago condominium and I received a letter from Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, addressing the public uproar over recent revisions to Section 19 of the Illinois...

For any violations of a condominium association's governing documents by a tenant, the board may levy fines against the unit owner for the tenant's violations and also charge the owner for fees and costs incurred by the association.

What can condo association do about an owner’s disruptive tenant?

May 20, 2019 at 8:42 a.m.

Q: I am a board member of a small condominium association where a leased unit has a tenant who is regularly disruptive to other unit owners. The board has reached...

While condo boards have the authority to install video surveillance in the common elements of the association, Illinois and federal laws prohibit them from recording audio communications without the consent of those being recorded.

Can condo board’s security cameras legally record audio and video?

May 20, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

Q: I live in a self-managed condominium association. The board installed three security cameras on the common elements that record audio and video. The board president controls the live feed...

Under amendments to the Condominium Property Act that take effect Jan. 1, condo associations must give telephone numbers and email addresses of unit owners to any requesting unit owner. The requester doesn't have to state a proper purpose.

Amended Illinois condo law has some concerned about privacy

May 20, 2019 at 8:40 a.m.

Q: I am a unit owner in a condominium association and recently received a letter from the management company advising unit owners that the Illinois Condominium Property Act has been...

Are relatives automatically entitled to details about a deceased owner’s condo?

May 20, 2019 at 8:39 a.m.

Q: I am on the board of a self-managed condominium association and was contacted by an individual that claimed he is a relative of a unit owner that recently died....

Condo law changes, coming soon, ease things for owners

May 20, 2019 at 8:38 a.m.

Q: I am on the board of a self-managed condominium association and understand there is pending legislation that proposes to amend many different sections of the Illinois Condominium Property Act....

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